I have to correct you there Marty. Last Kiss was originally written and recorded by Wayne Cochran? In 1964, J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers covered it and Last Kiss was a top ten hit.
Wednesday didn't get their hands on it until 1974 when they covered it again. It's worthy to note that Wednesday is CANCON - unfortunately, Last Kiss was not a Wednesday original.
Thank you for the clarification Mike – I stand corrected. I had no idea that ‘Last Kiss’ had such a legacy!
...guess that’s what happens when you grow up listening to K-Tel records in a small Canadian town...we thought CANCON was what the world listened to. (Wednesday’s version of ‘Last Kiss’ was included on K-Tel’s ‘Sound Explosion’; product number TC 213, 1973)
Damn, I had a few K-Tel records in my collection too. That's how I got all the hits back in the early 80s!
That K-Tel link brought back a whack of memories. I remember the advertisements on tv like it was yesterday. Wait, it was yesterday. I've got to stop watching those old tapes...
Further to the legacy (and origins) of ‘Last Kiss’...the J. Frank Wilson version was featured on K-Tel’s ‘Rock’n Roll Fever’ (1982) So…that’s why you know so much about this song Mike! Must be the generation gap; I stopped listening to K-Tel records c1977 (lol)
